P415 415 TELEINF FABLE 20:18:21 F A B L E THE BEASTS, THE BIRDS, AND THE BAT Once upon a time the birds and the beasts were enemies, and war began Fbetween them. The bat was half biud, half beast, and he made up his mind not to take part in the fighting and in this way to save his life. But secretly he dechded to join the winners as soon as it become clear which side was going to win. On the day of the battle he flew up in the air watching the biuds attacking the beasts. It seemed that the birds were going to win, and so the bat went immediately to the side of the birds, asking to be allowed to join them. "I am a bird as you see," he said, "and in this hour of danger my place is with you to help in the fjkhtjng." see next page >>>